daniel10

Any advice from current or former DTW guys will be greatly appreciated.
Good/Bad/Affordable neighborhoods to live, travel time to the airport.
Places to see/hang out/eat
Airport cars for sale
Anything else useful!

CrakPipeOvrheat

I used to live in Plymouth. It's only a 20 minute drive to the airport. I rarely ever ran into any traffic on the freeway and it's a really nice, affordable, safe area with a picturesque suburban downtown.

Jkurtfly

are you looking for a crashpad or moving here?

daniel10

I will probably move, but all info is welcome as most of Comair is about to move in that direction...commuting or not

jiminmem

There are a number of nice areas near DTW. I know, most people are shocked. Plymouth, as mentioned, is a nice area, Canton is close and also not bad. If your willing to go a little further there is Farmington Hills, Novi, and a few other areas that are a little pricer.

With the problems MI has had recently I'm assuming the prices have come down some. South of the DTW airport is cheaper, a little quieter, but also considered a little more boring.

As for things to do, there are a ton of lakes and all the activities associated with it. People also head up north for hunting and fishing.

You do have all the professional and college sports, Ann Arbor is close with Michigan. There are a number of parks nearby.

Public transportation basically doesn't exist, so plan on needing a car. Food and bars are plentiful in Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, Plymouth, etc. Just about any type you could want.

Lone Palm

Behold the psychedelic tunnel!! (you'll know when you see it). Also don't plan on eating at Fudruckers unless you have a lot of time....

Captain Tony

If you have kids, consider Washtenaw or Livingston counties. The schools are a lot better out there. ~45 min from Metro.

flythemuppets

Ann Arbor is a great town and takes about 25 minutes from my front door to the employee parking lot... Tons to do, tons to look at

Captain Tony

And very expensive. If you want to live the A2 lifestyle without the A2 real estate prices and taxes, consider Ann arbor's lowbrow sister city, Ypsilanti.

crewdawg52

Plus tons of taxes. Look at Howell or Brighton. Brighton is 15 min north of Ann Arbor, Howell 10 min west of Brighton. I'm in Brighton Township and its 45 min from driveway to employee lot (without traffic or wx conditions).